=Alexander I=, of Russia, inquires into the condition of the Jews, =5=, 472-3. enforces attendance at schools, =5=, 473. and the emancipation of the Jews, =5=, 525, 527. =Alexander=, apostate, accuses Jews of blasphemy, =4=, 591. =Alexander=, son of Mariamne, designated successor to Herod, =2=, 112. marriage of, =2=, 112. executed, =2=, 113. =Alexander=, Zealot leader, =2=, 238. attacks the Samaritans of Acrabatene, =2=, 243. =Alexander Balas=, pretender to the Syrian throne, ally of Jonathan Haphus, =1=, 494, 496. marriage of, =1=, 496. death of, =1=, 496. son of, on the throne, =1=, 497-8. =Alexander (I) Jannæus= (105-79), third son of Hyrcanus I, =2=, 34. banished to Galilee, =2=, 38-9. favors the Pharisees, =2=, 39. military character of, =2=, 39. defeated by Ptolemy VIII, =2=, 40. ally of Ptolemy VIII’s mother, =2=, 41. takes Gaza, =2=, 41. mediates between the Pharisees and Sadducees, =2=, 42. sides with the Sadducees, =2=, 42-3. refuses to offer the water libation, =2=, 43. defeated by the Nabathæan king, =2=, 44. Pharisees revolt against, =2=, 44. defeated by Eucærus, =2=, 44. forces Eucærus to retreat, =2=, 45. crucifies eight hundred Pharisees, =2=, 45. conquests of, =2=, 45-6. coins of, =2=, 46. builds fortresses, =2=, 46, 315. end of, =2=, 47. appoints his wife his successor, =2=, 47. sons of, =2=, 47. towns conquered by, declared free, =2=, 67. =Alexander Lysimachus=, Alabarch of Alexandria, aids Agrippa I, =2=, 175-6, 181. brother of Philo, =2=, 185. released from prison, =2=, 190. sons of, =2=, 198, 235. descendant of, =2=, 395. =Alexander Polyhistor=, writer friendly to the Judæans, =2=, 179. =Alexander Severus= (222-235), emperor, friendly to Jews and Judaism, =2=, 481-3. and Judah II, =2=, 482. presents a gold candlestick to a synagogue, =2=, 482. taught Jewish customs by Romanus, =2=, 482. anarchy after the death of, =2=, 486, 526. =Alexander, Tiberius Julius.= _See_ Tiberius Julius Alexander. =Alexander Zabina=, rival of Demetrius Nicator for the Syrian throne, =2=, 6. disputes the Syrian throne with Antiochus VIII, =2=, 6. acknowledged king by Hyrcanus I, =2=, 6. fall of, =2=, 7. =Alexandra.= _See_ Salome Alexandra. =Alexandra=, daughter of Aristobulus II, marries two princes of Chalcis, =2=, 75. =Alexandra=, daughter of Hyrcanus II, marries the son of Aristobulus II, =2=, 58. betroths her daughter Mariamne to Herod, =2=, 81. obtains Mark Antony’s favor for her son, =2=, 91. accuses Herod of her son’s murder, =2=, 92. threatened with death, =2=, 93. imprisoned, =2=, 94, 96. death of, =2=, 105.